Comments on: VB’s iif in Python http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/vbs-iif-in-python/18 Established January 2005 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:37:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: fnl http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/vbs-iif-in-python/18#comment-884 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:22:35 +0000 http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/vbs-iif-in-python/18#comment-884 @mm: wrong! ('heavy coat', 'light coat')[int(is_summer)] but thanks for the tip... @mm: wrong!

(’heavy coat’, ‘light coat’)[int(is_summer)]

but thanks for the tip…

]]> by: GC http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/vbs-iif-in-python/18#comment-33 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 03:39:14 +0000 http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/vbs-iif-in-python/18#comment-33 Why don't they just include the C-style ?: expressions? Everyone can read them, you save the linebreaks for simple expressions, it's win-win! Why don’t they just include the C-style ?: expressions? Everyone can read them, you save the linebreaks for simple expressions, it’s win-win!

]]> by: SJB http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/vbs-iif-in-python/18#comment-22 Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:31:49 +0000 http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/vbs-iif-in-python/18#comment-22 Please consider readability. Some code is just one-off that never gets read by another person - like in the interactive python shell. If you want to save a couple line breaks in such a rare situation, by all means use your method. However this conditional assignment has been rejected for inclusion in python proper partly because it is so unreadable. if is_summer: furrycoat = 'light coat' else: furrycoat = 'heavy coat' Is, IMHO, the best way to do it. Please consider readability. Some code is just one-off that never gets read by another person - like in the interactive python shell. If you want to save a couple line breaks in such a rare situation, by all means use your method.

However this conditional assignment has been rejected for inclusion in python proper partly because it is so unreadable.

if is_summer:
furrycoat = ‘light coat’
else:
furrycoat = ‘heavy coat’

Is, IMHO, the best way to do it.

]]> by: Administrator http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/vbs-iif-in-python/18#comment-20 Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:54:01 +0000 http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/vbs-iif-in-python/18#comment-20 tuple/array-assignment #int(True)==1,int(False)==0 furrycoat = (’light coat’,'heavy coat’)[int(is_summer)] This looks promising. tuple/array-assignment
#int(True)==1,int(False)==0
furrycoat = (’light coat’,’heavy coat’)[int(is_summer)]

This looks promising.

]]> by: mm http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/vbs-iif-in-python/18#comment-17 Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:12:20 +0000 http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/vbs-iif-in-python/18#comment-17 just for fun.. tuple/array-assignment #int(True)==1,int(False)==0 furrycoat = ('light coat','heavy coat')[int(is_summer)] just for fun..
tuple/array-assignment
#int(True)==1,int(False)==0

furrycoat = (’light coat’,'heavy coat’)[int(is_summer)]

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